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** Update: Hey Argentina & Chile, we now may also be able to help you with your CPR if you stay with us for 1 month. **
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We, Tirza (33) and Nicki (39), have decided to say goodbye to the fast life in Amsterdam, and bought a farm with some land in Denmark. Together with our cats Ollie and Molly and our senior dog Peanut and young german shepard Lucy, we are embarking on the adventure of our lifetime and are now enjoying the back-to-nature-life on the beautiful island of Langeland, in the middle of Denmark's South Funen archipelago.

We have in the past year build up a small eco farm camp, are building and managing a growing veggie/herb garden and look after a hazelnut orchard with 400 trees. This old farm needs constant work too, there's always something to be done on the house or in the sheds. To top it all off, we also have five lovely chickens and are just about to rescue two small pigs as well.

Since we're both social people who like to travel ourselves and meet new people, we invite Workawayers to come stay with us and experience life on a small farm, work hard and have a nice and relaxing time as well. We experience this balance as very satisfying :-).

We are looking for people who:
- Are not afraid to take initiative and work independently.
- Like to use their muscles and lose some sweat, experience the real (sometimes hard) farm life ;).
- Speak English (doesn't need to be perfect of course but good enough to hold a conversation)
- Love dogs and like to hang out with them too (including a very fun and sweet but young high energy German Shepard)

If this sound like you, then please reach out.... we're looking forward to hear from you!

Type of help

GardeningBuildingGeneral MaintenanceFarmstayHelp with Eco projectHelp in the houseAnimal care

Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

Langeland is a beautiful spot in nature, with plenty of opportunities to enjoy nature and the quiet. We speak English, German and Dutch on the farm. Nicki has lived in New Zealand for half her life before moving to Amsterdam. Tirza is from The Netherlands but just like Nicki has travelled to many places in her life. We have both worked as volunteers and Woofers in the past, so we know what it's like. We're sure we can learn a lot from each other, and hopefully can make your experience with us a very special one.

Help

Help on the Eco Camp
During summer season we run a small farm camping (5 units in total), so at the moment our main priorities and needs are for someone to help us with the daily chores: changing bed sheets, cleaning bathrooms and toilets as well as the shared kitchen, helping out on Pizza night and much more. We need someone with an eye for detail, and ideally someone that enjoys cleaning and doesn't see it as an annoying task.

General jobs inside / outside
We always have something to do, many tidy up jobs. Clearing out sheds, taking trailer loads of rubbish to the recycling station, tidying up spaces and redecorating them for other use. And lots of tidying up in the garden, removing leafs, sticks, cutting grass. There's enough work in any season.

Construction & building
We can always people that know how to use tools and are experienced in construction, building or woodworking. If you're an experienced carpenter, even better! We have big dreams for this property and will be working on a variety of different projects to develop and improve the structures on the farm and the small eco camp.

Organic Gardening
We have an orchard of 400 hazelnut trees that need tending to once in a while, especially during harvest time in September and pruning in winter. In addition we are working on creating a permaculture garden that we can use help with building up and looking after. The reward for this will be fresh and healthy food all year around for everyone staying and working at the farm. Overall maintenance keeping grass and hedges under control is also a part of the work.
Maintenance
The land and all the buildings need continuous care, repair and improvements. A genuine interest in the ongoing process of running a farm is highly appreciated.

Animal Care
We currently have two cats, two dogs, and six chickens. You need to be experienced with dogs and don't be scared to break up a fight if it happens. If you don't feel comfortable around dogs, then this place is not the right place for you. You have to like animals, as caring and socialising with them is a big part of the work at the farm. True dog lovers get the extra points.

Household chores
We don't run a hotel, so it's essential that everyone helps out in and around the house, just like you would do at home. It's just the usual tasks ... some cleaning, dishes, cooking etc. We take care of the food, but don't always expect us to serve it to you... it's something we do together as a social thing.

Languages spoken

Fluent: english, dutch and german

Accommodation

Depending on the season and the amount of volunteers we're hosting (usually max. 2, but more during harvesting time) will have your own room in our beautiful farm house, or your own tent in the camp (summertime only) and share bathroom and kitchen with us. We currently have two guest rooms and can therefore host 2 people or couples at a time. You can also pitch your own tent if you prefer to live outside.

We cook vegetarian/vegan food only.
During the season most of our food comes fresh out off the veggie garden, and we would like it a lot if you helped us in the kitchen the days that you are eating with us. We also expect help with washing dishes etc.
In return, we'll provide you with a nutritious breakfast, a self-served lunch and a tasty dinner - 5 days per week (Monday to Friday).

On the weekends, we will provide breakfast and dinner.
The weekends are a great time for you to do some sightseeing during the day to get to know our surroundings, and for our family to have some time alone.

You are free to do whatever you find interesting, in your free time. If you like to go somewhere we will try to help you find the best way getting there. There's a bus not far, and you can also always borrow one of our bikes.

What else ...

Our little farmstead is only 900m away from a beautiful beach. This 40km coastline is entirely white sand and the nature is beautiful, calm and serene. Enjoy time at the beach, or go for a kayak. Fishing in the area is also a lot of fun, or you can grab one of our bikes and go on a cycling adventure. If you rather would be surrounded by people and shops, the town of Svendborg is only 25min by car / bus and you can find anything you like there, including a movie theatre.

A little more information

Internet access

Limited internet access

We have pets

We are smokers

How many Workawayers can stay?

More than two

Hours expected

5 hours a day, 5 days a week + some help with cooking and tidying the house together on the weekends.

Angie and Mauricio stayed with us for 3 weeks this summer. They are both incredibly sweet and fun people, a real pleasure to have around. Both helped us with a variety of tasks, from weeding to painting art to building a green house and kids playground. They never complain and are happy to do whatever. Many times they worked more than 5 hours, and… read more they were also always happy to help us on weekend or other times when needed. We miss them already and hope to see them again soon. Angie is a very talented artist, which we discovered much too late unfortunately, so we hope we get the chance to host them again soon to work on some more fun projects together! All the best for your travels, and we can't wait to see you again! :)

Caren and Jona were with us during a very stressful time, and they were an amazing help. Jona is a very talented carpenter, who helped us by building two tent platforms. They work together very well as a team, and Caren mostly assisted Jona but she also helped with other things around the farm, like making signs etc.. They are both nice and… read more relaxed people and easy to get along with. They don't like stress or being being told what to do, and in those moments Jona likes to show his strong side, but they are willing to communicate if there's any problems or things are unclear. They will also be happy to do extra work, as long as they're paid some money for that. If you are lucky enough to host Jona and Caren, you will get a well adjusted team and very skilled carpentry team. They are also very happy to do other jobs like gardening. All the best for your trip and many happy adventures, we look forward to seeing you both again in the future!

We were at the most stressfull time of Nicki and Tirzas project there, two weeks before opening the campside. There was a lot to do for everybody and Tirza and Nicki worked everytime till late in the evening, but they made it very easy for us to feel like home. We builded signs for the campside, platforms for the two big tents, painted doors and… read more we helped with many little things that had to be done before opening. We worked a lot in the wood-, and metalworkshop, that could be interisting for everybody who can handle machines like a Panel saw, milling machine etc.
Nicki and Tirza are very lovely and open minded people. In some situations Nicki shows that she is the boss, but anytime else you can feel that they really want you to feel comfortable.
We are really happy that the Camp was our first project and we would love to come back one day.
We enjoyed the time with you both and your hairy family ;)
Thank you for being such great first hosts!

Maud stayed with us for 2 weeks a couple of months ago. We enjoyed hosting her a lot. Maud works hard and is willing to help with whatever, she also has a lot of creative ideas. Aside from working outside doing some boring things like raking leaves, she also did a great job transforming all the wood from our hazelnut trees to nice natural fences.… read more She really enjoys being creative and if you just trust her and let her do things, she will do a great job at it. Maud is also a very interesting person and it's always nice to have a conversation with her, we spent many evenings talking and playing some nice games she brought with her. She also made some homemade pasta together, and thanks to Maud we will forever remember the amount of pasta needed per person ;) We wish you all the very best Maud and we hope you come and visit us again sometime!

I stayed to Nicki and Tirza's house 2 weeks at the end of winter and it was my first workaway experience. I had a great time the with them!
We can still feel that it's a really new project, Nicki and Tirza have 5 new ideas every days, and sometimes the organisation is a little bit confused, but the really good point in this is that if you have an… read more idea or something to bring, they will be really open minded, listen to you and let you work with a lot of freedom. You can really bring a part of your creativity in your work, and search with them the best way to work, or (in my case) build nice fences =)
I could really feel at home there, and I hope that many people may feel the same in the camp!
Nicki and Tirza, I wish you the best in your beautiful project, It's would be a pleasure to see this beautifull Island in summertimes and sleep in the hay hostel? Maybe ;)
Maud

This Camp is not only a beautiful place located on a wonderful island, the best it has are its owners, two amazing people who work very hard to build their dreams and who always treated us in an excellent way, almost as if we were their children. We will miss them a lot and wish them the best of luck in their project because they truly deserve it.… read more We will do everything possible to go and greet them and share new moments before leaving Denmark. They are already part of our anecdotes of the trip we are making and they gained a place in our hearts. We send you a big hug from a distance!

We were lucky enough to host Julietta and Nahuel a few weeks back, when they first arrived in Denmark. These two are incredibly sweet and hard working humans, and we had the most wonderful time with them. We actually didn't want to let them go, and we're already looking forward and hoping for them to come and visit us again sometime. They were… read more with us during a rather stressful period but were always smiling and lending a hand, and they handled a lot of different tasks, from clearing out the orchard to painting and building a fantastic natural fence. We wish you both the very best and hope to meet again. All the best on your travels - and for all workaway hosts - don't think about it twice when you get a message from Julietta and Nahuel, you will enjoy every minute of them staying with you. Nahuel is also a great chef, so make sure to ask them to prepare some original Argentinian food for you :)

Alice was the most wonderful person to have around here. She stayed with us for two weeks and we enjoyed her company and help a lot. Alice is a very relaxed and happy person, she is gladly doing any kind of work and is happy to sweat a little doing so. Not all the jobs she did were fun jobs, but she never complained and always kept positive and… read more happy. We talk about Alice a lot and hope she is having fun on her travels. We hope she will be back one day, we would welcome her again anytime - as a volunteer or simply as a visitor. You will not regret hosting her, if anything, you would be lucky to! All the best !!

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10/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (BARRI) for host

Hi !
Sorry for the late feedback (lot of travels this last months in Africa) ! My experience with Nicki and Tirza was really nice. They were really fun and easy-going. The jobs weren't bad at all (a lot of out-doors jobs). If you have ideas of how to improve the place they would probably let you try ! (I built a stand for selling the hazelnuts and… read more eggs from the farm).
Well a good experience of 1 month in a lovely country and with awesome people !

All the best !

Thomas

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10/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Gin & Elizabeth )

Yes yes, our feedback is VERY late - but better late than never, right? :) We had the most amazing experience hosting Gin & Elizabeth. These two girls were not just an immense pleasure to have around, but they also worked extremely hard, crawling on the ground for days collecting hazelnuts. Certainly not the easiest or most fun job in the world,… read more but they did it with a smile on their face and a happy and positive attitude. We really felt like we had some much needed help. But more than just having had the opportunity to host these lovely ladies, we also feel we really made some friends. We're still on contact now and are looking forward to visiting them both in Portland sometime soon. Don't hesitate to invite these girls to your home if you ever have the chance to host them. You won't regret it - heck, they will even cook for you !!! :-)

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14/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gin & Elizabeth ) for host

Tirza and Nicki are fantastic! This was our first workaway experience and we couldn’t have asked for more friendly and welcoming hosts, a more picturesque farm, or a better adventure all round. We learned a lot and are so happy to have been a small part of their venture. Also the dogs are a huge plus. Highly recommend. Cheers!

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10/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Annie)

Annie stayed with us for two weeks in November. It was a pleasure to host her, she's a very kind and friendly person with a great work ethic. She helped us with numerous things around the farm, inside and outside - and quite a few "dirty" jobs too. She never complained and always had a smile on her face, she also helped motivate our other… read more workawayer at the time ;) We highly recommend her. If you need someone that doesn't shy away from hard work, while still keeping a happy and positive attitude throughout, you really can't go wrong with inviting Annie to your home. All the best to you Annie, and see you again sometime! Happy travels and say hi to NZ from us once you return.

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14/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Annie) for host

Tirza and Nikki are wonderful hosts. Every night Nikki would make an amazing dinner - really delicious food!
I was happy to do the work - it's vwry physically tiring though! I was exhausted by the end of each work day, but in a good was because I really felt I had achieved something good. Myself and another workawayer spent time cleaning/sorting… read more the sheds, raking leaves, winterising the vege garden, and I had a ball cleaning and sorting the loft space.
All in all a really great workaway experience. All the best to you both on the camping and farm project. It's going to be fantastic!

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21/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Antonio)

Tony stayed with us for two weeks to help in the garden. He is a very smart guy that knows a lot and we let him work autonomously. In the two weeks he was here, he helped us to further improve and better understand our garden, which we are very thankful for and happy with.
On a personal level, Tony is a free spirited and very friendly guy.… read more Unfortunately we had to discontinue our collaboration little earlier as planned, as we experienced a lack in understanding the rules around our house and living together, which in the end unfortunately resulted in some damaged property. Nevertheless, we are happy to recommend Tony to everyone that is very open minded and likes to be around a free spirit. He's a interesting and good guy that gets up early, really loves to be outside and indulge in the garden.
We wish you all the best, Tony. Peace! Nicki and Tirza

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14/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Antonio) for host

Nicki, Tirza and family were lovely, we spent nice, happy and well cooked meals together. I had the possibility to freely create in the garden, what that leave me made a wood raised bed for beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris), mapping the short, the flower and the herbs patchy, writing a brief table with their potential uses that I would like to finish,… read more but unfortunately I can not, because I was throw away from the farm for having enlighted an incidence in the tent. Well, despite this everything fine. Anyway, I advice this corner of paradise to other volunteers . :)
On Shanti, and keep practice Yoga Tirza and induce also your girlfriend :P
https://www.facebook.com/HolYoga1/

Niki and Tereza, have a picture postcard property, in beautiful setting. Accomodation and food was excellent (also Niki's brilliant cooking)
Both Niki and Tereza are open, friendly and caring. Contact them if you wish a workaway five star stay.
I wish you both, Niki and Tereza, lorry/wagon/tons loads of good luck for your Big farm project and… read more future.
Happy 'Chick/egging'
Martin

Martin stayed with us for one week last week and it was great to have him around. He is very skilled and talented and in only a few days helped us with building our chicken coop. Martin loves to travel and has a great sense of humour. If you're in need of an experienced Carpenter to help you with different jobs, send him a message, you won't… read more regret it.
All the best to you, Martin and happy travels and many more fun workaway experiences. We will send you photos of the first laid eggs ! :) Nicki & Tirza